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Distribution:  Quebec and Ontario to Minnesota, south to Virginia, Alabama, and Missouri.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 3-8       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   6-12 in.

Form:   Herbaceous rhizomatous perennial and wildflower.

Bark:   

Stem/Bud:   Stems are slender, stiff, erect, straight, unbranched and covered with stiff hairs.

Leaves:   Basal leaves are petioled, covered with hairs, veined underneath and heart-shaped at the base. Stem leaves are opposite, ovate, 3 to 5 palmately-lobed, serrated and almost sessile.

Fall Color:   

Flower:   Flowers are white, small, translucent, crystal-like, 30 in. long, delicate and borne on slender, stiff, erect racemes. Flowers have 5 slender, narrow (1/16 in. wide), deeply incised, fringed petals; flowering April to May.

Fruit:   Fruit are miter-shaped capsules with numerous, shiny, smooth, flat, broad, black seeds.

Uses:   Found in rich, moist woods. Use in moist woodland or wildflower gardens.

Problems:      

Culture:   Grow in full sun to part-shade in moist, organic, well-drained soil.

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Notes 2:   Native to Michigan.

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